aufhebeln
[ˈaʊ̯fˌheːbl̩n]
The verdict
“aufhebeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einem Hebel gewaltsam öffnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufhebeln · aufhebeln · German
aufhebeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aufhebeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌheːbl̩n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufhebeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufhebeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌheːbl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit einem Hebel gewaltsam öffnen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for aufhebeln in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is aufhebeln, spelled A-U-F-H-E-B-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1mit einem Hebel gewaltsam öffnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufhebeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Am häufigsten werden bei einem Einbruch Fenster bzw. Türen von außen aufgehebelt, entsprechend sollte der Einbruchschutz darauf abzielen, sie genau davor zu schützen.
Noch immer werden sie oft nur unzureichend gesichert, sodass sie mit einem einfachen Schraubenzieher binnen weniger Sekunden aufgehebelt werden können.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.